What is it?

Psychodynamic therapy focuses on increasing insight into patterns that influence your emotions, behaviours, and relationships. It helps uncover how early experiences and unconscious processes may shape the way you respond to challenges in the present.

When it helps

This approach can be particularly useful if you feel stuck in repetitive life patterns, struggle with deep-rooted relational issues, or have a sense that past experiences are continuing to affect your current wellbeing. It can also support people seeking greater self-awareness and personal growth rather than focusing on a single difficulty.

What to expect

Sessions may involve exploring recurring themes in your life, the dynamics that arise within relationships (including the therapeutic relationship), and symbolic material such as dreams or images. Therapy is usually more open-ended and exploratory, with the aim of developing long-term understanding, resilience, and the capacity for change.